Lexi,
I know this will be really hard to do, but in terms of sexual harassment you are required to let the person know they are offending you before you can report it. So write down what he says and when, tell him it's inappropriate and write down when you told him so, and then write down everything that happens after that. If he continues, then you can report him.
I was in a similar situation with a boss when I was 16, and not to freak you out, but it did escalate. It started with making sexual jokes in my presence (not directed at me), then moving on to commenting on my clothes and my body (remember when people used to wear overalls and leave one strap undone? He always told me I had a boob hanging out), then he *joked* that he would drug and rape me to make me pregnant so I didn't quit and go to college, next he was telling everyone that I had performed a sexual act on him and gave me a nickname to accompany the story (which all my coworkers began to call me), next he touched my butt and next he put his hand in my pants. It took all that before I finally got away. Maybe if I had put my foot down earlier on, I would have been safer.
I can't say that this same thing will happen with your boss, but I can say from experience now that it's always best to put your foot down and make it known that you're not comfortable. If worse comes to worse, you should quit the job and sue the jerk.
Best of luck to you,
Angela
__________________
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
~Alanis Morissette
|